JeffCroweCRE

Housing market/Texas/ZIP 77081

ACS 2023 · FY2027 SAFMR

ZIP 77081 Houston, Texas

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · Texas. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.

Population
51,366
Households
19,419
Median HH income
$42,228
Renter share
93.5%
Median gross rent
$990
Vacancy
8.6%
Pop. change
-1.4%
2BR SAFMR
$1,260
SAFMR / rent
1.273×
2–49 unit stock
13,353
LIHTC proj / units
3 / 510
HUD assisted MF
—

ZIP brief

Email this profile

HUD schedule, ACS stock, and the 90–110% band for ZIP 77081 · TX — sent to you.

ZIP 77081 · TX

By checking this box you agree that you may be referred to another real estate broker or related service and acknowledge that CENTURY 21 The Avenues licensees and/or affiliates may be paid a valuable consideration for facilitating such referral.

ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR

ZIP 77081 — Houston, TX HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →
ACS median rent$990
2BR SAFMR$1,260
90% floor$1,134
110% ceiling$1,386

ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.

Housing stock

ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 77081

  • 1-unit detached1,7628.3%
  • 1-unit attached2191.0%
  • 2–4 units2,15310.1%
  • 5–49 units11,20052.7%
  • 50+ units5,80027.3%
  • Mobile1110.5%
TypeUnitsShare
1-unit detached1,7628.3%
1-unit attached2191.0%
2 units (duplex)3931.8%
3–4 units1,7608.3%
5–9 units2,82013.3%
10–19 units4,87122.9%
20–49 units3,50916.5%
50+ units5,80027.3%
Mobile1110.5%

2–4 unit share 10.1% · 5–49 unit share 52.7% · combined 2–49 62.9%.

Units by bedrooms

Studio
2,494
1BR
11,131
2BR
5,632
3BR
1,508
4BR
454
5+
26

Rent burden

Rent ≥30% of income48.5%
Rent ≥50% of income20.1%
  • ACS median gross rent $990 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
  • Median contract rent $900.
  • Renters paying ≥30% of income 48.5%; ≥50% 20.1%.
  • FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,260 (1.273× ACS median gross rent).

Population

51,366 residents · ACS 2023

Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: -1.4%.

ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.

Assisted inventory

  • LIHTC: 3 projects, 510 units.
  • HUD project-based assisted MF: not published for this ZIP.
  • HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.

New apartment permits

About 11,737 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.

Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.

What the data shows

ZIP 77081 93.5% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 8.6%; ACS median gross rent is $990; population changed -1.4% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 2,153 units in 2–4-unit structures and 11,200 units in 5–49-unit structures; 3 LIHTC projects totaling 510 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,260 versus ACS median gross rent of $990. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.

Texas research

ZIP 77081 is a Census / HUD profile for Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.

ZIP 77081 — Houston, TX HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·Texas ZIP directory

Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area

ZIPPlaceRentersMed. rent2BR SAFMR
77001Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX HUD Metro FMR Area——$1,47077002Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX HUD Metro FMR Area90.7%$1,860$2,25077003Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX HUD Metro FMR Area54.8%$1,562$1,76077004Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX HUD Metro FMR Area62.3%$1,320$1,48077005Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX HUD Metro FMR Area27.6%$2,058$2,23077006Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX HUD Metro FMR Area65.1%$1,761$2,25077007Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX HUD Metro FMR Area54.0%$1,951$2,25077008Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX HUD Metro FMR Area41.0%$1,567$1,81077009Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX HUD Metro FMR Area41.3%$1,229$1,34077010Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX HUD Metro FMR Area100.0%$3,269$2,25077011Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX HUD Metro FMR Area48.8%$1,063$1,13077012Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX HUD Metro FMR Area58.5%$944$1,020

Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is Texas research. Brokerage is Georgia.

FAQ

What is the housing market like in ZIP 77081?

ZIP 77081 (Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX HUD Metro FMR Area) has 51,366 residents, 19,419 households, a renter share of 93.5%, median household income of $42,228, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $990. Vacancy is 8.6%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.

How much small multifamily housing is in 77081?

ACS counts 393 units in 2-unit buildings, 1,760 in 3–4 unit buildings, 2,820 in 5–9, 4,871 in 10–19, and 3,509 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 13,353 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.

What is the Section 8 rent in 77081?

The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,260. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 77081 — Houston, TX HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.

Does this Texas ZIP profile include Georgia listings?

No. ZIP 77081 is Census / HUD research for Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX HUD Metro FMR Area. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list Texas property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.